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Verifycate vs Virtualbadge.io
Side-by-side comparison of Verifycate and Virtualbadge.io across pricing, features, verification, and free tiers.
What Virtualbadge.io is
A German no-code platform for certificates and badges "built to be verified" — cryptographically signed credentials, W3C Verifiable Credentials, and approval for regulated digital issuance in Germany. It's strongest for training providers who run in-person sessions: QR attendance, forms, surveys, and wallet cards.
Virtualbadge.io's flagship features
- Copy-proof certificates — cryptographically signed credentials, tamper-evident to verify by QR code or a validation page hosted on your own domain.
- Apple and Google Wallet cards — recipients carry the credential on their phone, available on the Plus plan and up.
- QR forms, surveys, and attendance — digital attendance lists, feedback surveys, and certificate requests by QR code for in-person training.
- Organisation Hub — central control with decentralised issuance across multiple locations, issuers, or franchises.
- Social sharing — LinkedIn badges, one-click shares to LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and X, with pre-written posts.
Pricing at a glance
| Platform | 1,000 a year | On this plan | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verifycate | $54 (₹2,999) | Pro, billed annually — 1,200 credits included | Yes — 300 free credits on signup |
| Virtualbadge.io | $900 | Plus, billed annually — Growth caps at 500 | Trial — 7 days only |
Side by side
| Feature | Virtualbadge.io | Verifycate |
|---|---|---|
| Published pricing | Yes — a certificate-count slider | Yes — the full price list is public |
| Free tier | Trial — 7 days only | 300 certificates on signup |
| Certificate designer | Yes — drag-and-drop editor with your own background uploads | Yes — editor with AI design generation, or bring a Canva design in as the background |
| Digital badges | Yes — plus W3C Verifiable Credentials | No — certificates only |
| QR code and public verification page | Yes — signed verification, white-labelable on Enterprise | Yes — every certificate gets a QR and a public page |
| Open Badge 3.0 | Yes | Yes |
| Blockchain Verifiable Web3 Certificates | Not advertised | Yes — anchored on Ethereum (Base) and Bitcoin, with a name-masked NFT viewable in OpenSea |
| Bulk import and send | Yes — CSV and Excel import | Yes — CSV, Excel, or paste the list |
| Add to LinkedIn | Yes | Yes — one click, from the email or the public page |
| Request links (recipients submit their own details) | Yes — certificate requests by QR code | Yes — Pro |
| Gating forms (certificate released after a form) | Partly — QR attendance sheets and feedback surveys feed the in-person training module; there is no per-certificate feedback gate | Yes — Unlock Forms, on Pro |
| Self-serve name corrections | Not advertised — recipients retrieve or are resent a certificate rather than requesting a fix | Yes — recipients submit, you approve. Never spends a credit |
| Expiration dates | Yes — with renewals | Yes |
| Custom domain and branding | Partly — basic branding from the Growth plan; white-label validation pages on Enterprise | Yes — custom domain on Pro |
| Custom email sender | Not advertised | Yes — shared sender, your own verified domain, a connected provider, or SMTP, on Pro |
| Sponsor slots on the public page | Not advertised | Yes — logo, link, and caption on Pro |
| API and webhooks | Yes — REST API | Yes — API and webhooks on Pro |
| AI agents (MCP) | Not advertised | Yes — MCP for Claude, Cursor, and other agents, on Pro |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | Yes — Enterprise SSO | Yes — OIDC (OAuth 2.0) and SAML 2.0, on Pro |
| SCIM provisioning | Not advertised | Yes — SCIM 2.0 users, groups, and group-to-role mapping, on Pro |
| Audit logs | Not advertised | Yes — append-only workspace audit log with filters and CSV export, on Pro |
| Analytics | Yes — basic engagement stats: claimed, shared, downloaded | Yes — opens, views, downloads, shares, verifications, delivery health, and funnels |
| Apple Wallet / Google Wallet passes | Yes — Apple and Google Wallet on Plus and up | No |
| Native LMS integrations | Partly — Moodle, Zoom, GoToTraining, and Zapier | No native connectors — the API covers custom integrations |
| Credits never expire | No — plans carry monthly or yearly certificate caps | Yes — top up at $0.02 each when you need more |
| Issued pages stay live forever | Not advertised | Yes — even after you stop paying |
Cells describe what each platform advertises on its own site, checked on the date below. "Not advertised" means we couldn't find it there — it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Security and access rows were checked on 21 October 2026.
Where Virtualbadge.io leads
They do some things we don't, and pretending otherwise wouldn't help you decide. These are the capabilities we can't match — if any of them is the point for you, pick them.
- Apple and Google Wallet passes. We don't do wallet cards.
- A built-in attendance, forms, and surveys module for in-person training sessions.
- A fraud-protection story: copy-proof validation pages and an AI fraud-protection module.
- The Organisation Hub for managing issuance across multiple sites or issuers.
- W3C Verifiable Credentials alongside Open Badges.
Why teams choose Verifycate
- SSO (OIDC and SAML 2.0), SCIM provisioning, and audit logs are included on Pro — no enterprise quote or private tier.
- Send from your own address, verified domain, connected provider, or SMTP — not just a platform-branded sender.
- The Growth plan tops out at 500 credentials a year; a campus fest routinely needs several thousand in one afternoon.
- Bulk import from CSV or Excel, map columns once, and send the whole list in one click.
- Blockchain Verifiable Web3 Certificates anchor a certificate's fingerprint to Ethereum (Base) and Bitcoin, with a name-masked NFT viewable in OpenSea — a permanence layer a signed credential alone doesn't add.
- Recipients add the certificate to LinkedIn Licences & certifications from the email or the public page.
- Corrections are handled by the recipient, not by your inbox.
Pick Virtualbadge.io if
Wallet-based badges, regulated issuance in Germany, or an in-person training module matter more to you than per-event cost.
Common questions
- How much does Virtualbadge.io cost?
- There's no free tier — just a 7-day trial. On yearly billing, Lite starts around $26/month for 300 certificates a year, Growth $49/month, and Plus $75/month. SSO, public-key encryption, and white-label pages are Enterprise-only.
- Virtualbadge.io or Verifycate for a campus fest?
- Volume is the difference. Virtualbadge's Growth plan tops out at 500 credentials a year and even Plus at $900 can't beat Verifycate's $54 a year for 1,200 credits. If wallet cards matter to you, that's a real Virtualbadge advantage we don't match.
- What are Virtualbadge.io's QR forms?
- They're attendance and feedback tools for in-person training — participants scan a QR, sign in or answer a survey. Verifycate's equivalent is different: Certificate Requests let recipients ask for their certificate, and Unlock Forms gate the certificate behind a form.
Send the certificates tonight.
Every certificate gets a QR code and a public page anyone can verify. Pro is $54 a year with credits that never expire — and the first 300 certificates are free, no card.
Worth knowing: Unlock Forms aren't for collecting names you never had — Certificate Request links do that. Unlock Forms do the opposite job: after the event, each recipient gets a private link and completes your feedback form or leaves a testimonial before their certificate is released.
“Sixty-plus events for Vidyut 2025 — over 5,000 students — certificates out in under a day.”
Competitor pricing, plan details, and feature descriptions are taken from each platform's own public pages and were checked on 21 October 2026. They may have changed since — follow the pricing link to confirm. All other platform names are trademarks of their respective owners.